From: Hunan Province

Organic Imperial Yellow Special Lot

$17.85

4.9

Weight: 2 oz Pouch

2 oz Pouch 16 oz Pouch

Try free sample! Limit one per tea, please.

About Our Organic Imperial Yellow Special Lot

Yellow Teas are relatively rare in the west, which is a shame because they can be absolutely delicious. Their genius lies in a time-consuming process where green tea leaves are sealed in paper or cloth for a number of days — called sealed yellowing (闷黄); cell walls grow more porous and this reduces some of the grassy notes characteristic of many green teas. Yellow teas are made in a couple regions in China, and notably in Hunan where this tea was produced.

This tea brews crystal clear, sweet and mellow with charming notes of apple — a bit like a Darjeeling, and justas truly fabulous.

Brewing Guidelines for Organic Imperial Yellow Special Lot

3:30 MIN

200 F

2.5 TSP - 2.5G PER 8 OZ CUP

Brewing Guidelines are for one 8 oz. cup.

The best way to brew your tea is the way you like - don't let anyone tell you different. Our guidelines are configured for making your tea a cup at a time - maybe with our stainless tea filter. If making by the pot, maintain temperature and time but try with slightly less tea than the math would suggest.

Serving calculation assumes re-steeping your leaves once. After all, these are teas so nice, you'll steep them twice.

For more brewing instructions, read our brewing guidelines.

Customer Reviews for Organic Imperial Yellow Special Lot

I almost hate to review because it will disappear!

I really love this tea, so much so that I ordered more. It's very deep and mellow, perfect for early winter days.

Imperial Yellow Special lot tea is the finest tea I have enjoyed in the last 60 years.

Dear Reader,
I am recalibrating my sense of teas with the Little Red Cup teas.
Imperial Yellow Special lot tea is the finest tea I have enjoyed in the last 60 years.
I purchased all of the sampler packs...
Do not miss Imperial Yellow Special lot tea.
Thank you very much,
little Red Tea Cup Company for greatly improving my life.
Best wishes to all.
Gordon Smith

Great, great tea

More like a black than a green, but certainly less nutty/roasty than a full-on black. Has some of that raw puer essence to it in leaf color. Finished my first box and ordered a second.

Nice delicious intro to yellow tea

This is my first purchase from Little Red Cup, and I am very pleased! This tea is very smooth and delicate with just a hint of sweetness. Kind of reminiscent of black tea more than green. My photo shows a second brewing which I found just as delicious. I don't drink black tea much in the summer (too intense), so this one will be good all year around. Highly recommended!

Light and smooth

This was a really lovely tea, to me it was similar to a green but without any of the bitterness.

Near the top of my teas.

Amazingly good. Very few teas around the world, have tasted better to me, in 40 years.

Love it

Incredible tea! Do yourself a favor and get your hands on it.

Absolutely lovely

I couldn’t wait to get home to my package of teas today. I just had to try the yellow tea right away. This is delicate and delicious. I’m so glad I purchased this tea to add to my collection. Thank you Little Red Cup.

High Quality Tea

May be my new favorite tea!! Yellow teas are not commonly found and when they are available I always make a point of buying some tea. My only disappointment is that I only bought one tin.

Glad to See Yellow Tea!

It can be hard to find yellow tea, so I was happy to see this special lot. The long, delicately rolled leaves are beautiful and brew nicely.

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